What was the name of Hans Christian Andersen’s 1851 travel book about Sweden?

Hans Christian Andersen’s 1851 travel book about Sweden was titled *Pictures of Sweden*.

Andersen published the work after traveling through Sweden and recording observations about its landscapes, towns, people, culture, and history. The book belongs to the travel-writing part of his career, which ran alongside his better-known fiction. His travel accounts often mix factual description with reflective and literary passages.

Andersen had a particularly strong connection with Sweden. He admired Swedish culture and formed friendships with Swedish artists and writers, including the singer Jenny Lind, who inspired his story “The Nightingale.” *Pictures of Sweden* should not be confused with *A Poet’s Bazaar*, his earlier European travel book published in 1842.